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Old 19 February 2010, 10:31 PM
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i have removed the 5 nuts from my tail lights to replace the assembly with a spyder set, but the caseings do not come out, am i missing something or have they possibly been stuck in or something!!!!! any help?? thanks (98 impreza)

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Old 19 February 2010, 10:41 PM
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they are glued/sealed in as well and take a fair bit of moving first time> make sure you get a good seal on the replacments or you will have a boot full of water
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cheers turbo!!! is there any recommends for sealing the new ones in m8?
Old 19 February 2010, 10:57 PM
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Originally Posted by scoobyplaxton
cheers turbo!!! is there any recommends for sealing the new ones in m8?

some silicone will do it nicely from b and q or the like
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nice 1! cheers for help m8
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If you use regular silicone then they will be nearly impossible to remove in the future, or if you don't get them sealed fully the first time you will not be able to remove to re-seal

I used this Evostik Roof & Gutter Sealant : Tooled-Up.com
from local Focus, it seals but only semi-sets
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If you use a hairdryer to warm up the back panel around the light aperture (inside the boot) it will soften the bond and make it easier to remove the light.

You should be able to carefully scrape all the original bond off the lights that you have removed, and reapply it to the new lights before fitting.

The genuine bond doesn't set, but it will stick to anything in sight - hands, clothing etc, and is a PITA to get off.
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Originally Posted by fiestaboy
The genuine bond doesn't set, but it will stick to anything in sight - hands, clothing etc, and is a PITA to get off.
Yeah, it is very much like the stuff i used in the link
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Put a sheet of newspaper on the bumper, the original black sticky gooo goes stringy and gets everywhere. A pair of gloves would be good too, nightmare to get off your pinkies.
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Originally Posted by b13bat
If you use regular silicone then they will be nearly impossible to remove in the future, or if you don't get them sealed fully the first time you will not be able to remove to re-seal

I used this Evostik Roof & Gutter Sealant : Tooled-Up.com
from local Focus, it seals but only semi-sets
thats what i done with mine but got no plans taking them out and was getting proper p1ssed off with a boot full of water every time it rained
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